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Canada

Canada's Basic Science at Risk of Fading Away, Report Argues

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Canada

Canada's Basic Science at Risk of Fading Away, Report Argues

The proportion of researchers who only conducted fundamental research collapsed, declining from 24% to 1.6% between 2006 and 2015.

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The next EU Science Fund Should Be Doubled in Size

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EU

The next EU Science Fund Should Be Doubled in Size

The next EU research funding programme should be doubled in size to help fix Europe's growth problems, according to former World Trade Organization chief Pascal Lamy.

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Impact

AMRC Research Impact Report 2017

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AMRC Research Impact Report 2017

How can medical research charities show the difference they make?

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Policy

Putting the Science Police to Better Use

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Putting the Science Police to Better Use

Public rejection might just be part of the journey to knowledge's acceptance.

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Collaboration
EU

Germany and Poland Launch Research ‘Twinning’ Effort

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Germany and Poland Launch Research ‘Twinning’ Effort

Bilateral partnership may provide new blueprint for EU east-west collaboration.

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Poland's Science Boom

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Poland's Science Boom

Heavy investment and low cost of living is powering a meteoric rise.

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Publishing

What Does the Future Hold for Academic Books?

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Publishing

What Does the Future Hold for Academic Books?

Between August 2014 and September 2016, the Academic Book of the Future Project, initiated by the Arts and Humanities Research Council and the British Library, explored the current and future status of the traditional academic monograph.

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Peer Review

Do Models Affect Junior Doctors’ Trust in Journals?

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Do Models Affect Junior Doctors’ Trust in Journals?

A recently published study in Research Integrity and Peer Review, that surveyed 178 trainee doctors, finds that although peer review is perceived as an important means of quality control by this community, there is little value placed on being able to scrutinize peer review themselves.

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Misconduct

Anti-Nepotism Drive Picked Up in Surname Study

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Misconduct

Anti-Nepotism Drive Picked Up in Surname Study

Statistical study of how names are geographically distributed suggests fewer professors are hiring relatives after 2010 clampdown.

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UK
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UK Sets out Future Strategy for Research and Innovation

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UK Sets out Future Strategy for Research and Innovation

Don’t mention the B word: the first major reform of R&D funding since 1965 aims to make the UK the “go-to place” for science.

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Government Funding of Both Basic and Applied Research Is Essential

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Government Funding of Both Basic and Applied Research Is Essential

We have heard a lot of discussion in the U.S. recently in favor of government support for basic research but against support of applied research.

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Careers

Our Obsession With Eminence Warps Research

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Our Obsession With Eminence Warps Research

Many decisions about whose work is recognized are at least partially arbitrary, and we should acknowledge that.

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EU

Framework Programme Set to Go Global

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Framework Programme Set to Go Global

Framework 9 should be opened up to countries beyond Europe’s neighbours so that the EU can benefit more from global talent, a group of insiders has said.

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Next Big Science-Funding Programme Urged to Double its Budget

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Next Big Science-Funding Programme Urged to Double its Budget

Influential report suggests simpler, more citizen-friendly system for post-2020 EU research funding.

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Open Data

Why Do We Need Open Data Access?

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Open Data

Why Do We Need Open Data Access?

Why and how you can open up your data access.

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AI

AI Is Changing How We Do Science. Get a Glimpse

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AI Is Changing How We Do Science. Get a Glimpse

AI systems spot new particles, see galaxies, sense the public mood from social media.

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Metrics
AI

AI Zooms in on Highly Influential Citations

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Metrics
AI

AI Zooms in on Highly Influential Citations

Semantic Scholar is the first scientific engine to automatically identify the subset of a paper's citations in which the paper had a strong impact on the citing work.

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Society

In Praise of Scientific Theory

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Society

In Praise of Scientific Theory

Just a hunch? Hardly. Think germ theory, atomic theory and the theory of evolution.

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Impact

Cutting Corners a Bigger Problem Than Research Fraud

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Cutting Corners a Bigger Problem Than Research Fraud

Scientists are more concerned about the impact of sloppy science than outright scientific fraud.

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Open Science

Open Academic Search

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Open Science

Open Academic Search

A working group aiming to advance scientific research and discovery, promote technology that assists the scientific and academic communities, and make research available worldwide for the good of all humanity.

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Economy

Next EU Research Fund Needs to Help Start-Ups to Scale-Up

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Next EU Research Fund Needs to Help Start-Ups to Scale-Up

Fear of investing in innovation is preventing promising start-ups from reaching their full potential and that’s preventing growth across Europe, a conference on the future of EU research funding heard.

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Policy
Interdisciplinarity

Understanding Why Research Evidence Does or Doesn't Make It into Policy

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Interdisciplinarity

Understanding Why Research Evidence Does or Doesn't Make It into Policy

Why breaking down walls between different academic disciplines could enhance our understanding of why research evidence does − or doesn’t − make it into policy.

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EU

Europe Pauses Funding for €500 Million Fusion Research Reactor

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EU

Europe Pauses Funding for €500 Million Fusion Research Reactor

Italian scientists eager to go for it alone on experiment to tackle ‘waste heat’ problem.

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Society
Integrity

Unbiased Reporting Can Help Call Time on Pseudoscience

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Integrity

Unbiased Reporting Can Help Call Time on Pseudoscience

Citizens need to ask for, understand and trust scientific evidence.

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Biomedicine

Germans Provide Big Boost for Sequencing Often Ignored Organisms

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Biomedicine

Germans Provide Big Boost for Sequencing Often Ignored Organisms

Grant will help sequence thousands of plants, insects, and fungi

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Innovation
Ethics

How AI Detectives Are Cracking Open the Black Box of Deep Learning

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Innovation
Ethics

How AI Detectives Are Cracking Open the Black Box of Deep Learning

As neural nets push into science, researchers probe back

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France
Misconduct

Scientist who Lied about Conflicts of Interest to the Senate Gets Suspended 6-month Sentence

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France
Misconduct

Scientist who Lied about Conflicts of Interest to the Senate Gets Suspended 6-month Sentence

Michel Aubier downplayed the health risks of air pollution while on oil company Total's payroll

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AI
Foresight

The AI Revolution in Science

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Foresight

The AI Revolution in Science

How deep learning is helping scientists cope with a data deluge.

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Open Science

Announcing the rOpenSci Fellowships Program

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Open Science

Announcing the rOpenSci Fellowships Program

Supporting efforts to help do better science, build community around projects or develop tools.

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Open Access
Survey

More Popular in Principle Than in Practice

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Open Access
Survey

More Popular in Principle Than in Practice

Younger researchers may be particularly deterred by the fees associated with gold open access.

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